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Mon Dec 28, 2015 5:58 pm

I'd like to know if besides putting protawalls for white walls on your tires , if anyone has used the Krylon white paint for white walls and what your opinions might be, and if so any tips or tricks on using the paint rout!.... A set of cokers are a bit too expensive for me right now, though I know its the way to go.... Thanks in advance..........

Mon Dec 28, 2015 6:25 pm

Unless you can find a way to prevent the sidewalls from flexing I don't think Krylon is a very good option.

Mon Dec 28, 2015 6:32 pm

:shock:

Mon Dec 28, 2015 6:49 pm

Back when my Dad was a stoopid teenager he painted the tires on every one of his rides with some sort of white sidewall paint specifically labelled for the job, I suspect it was a latex based product but I have no idea if it's compatible with synthetic rubber tires. One day I'll find that dried up can and post it for all the current whitewall poser wannabees :wink:

I'd avoid the solvent based products as they may compromise the sidewall rubber and cause an unplanned ditch excursion. :shock:

Mon Dec 28, 2015 7:57 pm

There was a day (pimpin' 80s) when you could buy a whitewall paint kit. It was spendy and marginal. I was employed at a Trimline and there was a left over kit that described the process for prepping the tires (that wrecked the sidewall) then applying the paint (that was temporary and not all-seasonal) making sure you went only 1 1/2" at the widest (nobody stopped there).

It was used to repair whitewall stripe damage- or make two blackwall dunlops match the uniroyals on the right!

"It's a '69 deuce so to hell with emissions."- Sir Mix-a-lot

Mon Dec 28, 2015 8:27 pm

stick with blackwalls, until you can afford real white walls...IMO

Mon Dec 28, 2015 10:22 pm

I've used Krylon Fusion Plastic paint to paint hard plastic items (RV A/C Cover) but have no idea how it would work on rubber. It works great on plastic. Give it a go and let us know.

Mon Dec 28, 2015 11:19 pm

You'll find the whitewall paint right next to the spray cans of chrome. In the Joe Dirt dept. Take bets on which will wear off first.

Tue Dec 29, 2015 2:11 am

gettin googley widdit

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Tue Dec 29, 2015 4:22 pm

I've seen some of the video's using the Krylon fusion paint, but mostly on motor cycle tires . No information on end results though.. Anyone else?...........

Wed Dec 30, 2015 7:13 am

I don't think I would do it, I saw a video on you tube that I can't find anymore in which a tire was hit with a grinder to take off first layer of rubber. This exposes the next layer which happens to be white.

Wed Dec 30, 2015 8:29 am

Yea I saw that also... Doesn't look like a good Idea. I don't think the tires I want to get have that layer of white under it.... I don't want to ruin a good set of tires....